Thrift (thr&ibreve_;ft), n. [Icel. þrift. See Thrive.] 1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality.[1913 Webster]
The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands.
2. Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity. “Your thrift is gone full clean.” Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
I have a mind presages me such thrift.
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3. Vigorous growth, as of a plant.[1913 Webster]
4. (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants of the genera Statice and Armeria.[1913 Webster]
Common thrift (Bot.), Armeria vulgaris; -- also called sea pink.[1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Frugality; economy; prosperity; gain; profit.[1913 Webster][1913 Webster]